The love story behind Cedar’s Longview

By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Asked how she found herself working for Leelanau County vintner, Alan Eaker, Longview Winery’s tasting room manager Kathy Meteyer, says simply, “I love wine.” Take one sip of the new winery’s bright and fruity Riesling, or silky Pinot Gris or delightfully complex Pinot Noir, (all 2005 award-winners), and it’s apparent […]

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Find Leelanau’s heart in Maple City

By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor Like many a hardworking resident of Maple City, located in the heart of Leelanau, those wishing to sample the charms of the county’s tiniest hamlet should, as Lewis Carroll said, “Begin at the beginning, and go on from there.” Start with an invigorating 6 a.m. workout at the Maple […]

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A local student’s visit to the Costa Rican rainforest

By Joanne Bender Sun contributor Wanting to step out of her comfort zone and pursue an interest in conserving the environment, Lindsey Webber, 19, of Glen Arbor, a 2004 graduate of Glen Lake High School, now a junior at Western Michigan University, heard about an organization called International Student Volunteers during a Communications class. It […]

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“Looking for Mrs. Boizard”

By Barb Kelly Sun contributor Grace Dickinson Johnson, Joanne Rettke and Barb Kelly paid a visit in June to the late Mrs. E.M. Boizard (1828-1911), formerly of Miller Hill. All admired the lovely wild roses that grow plentifully in Mrs. Boizard’s garden, as well as the fruit trees that pay homage to this resourceful woman […]

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Fettes couple rejuvenates Stu Stu Studio

By Corin Blust Sun contributor Tucked away on Aylsworth Street in Empire are Cheryl and Thomas Fettes, two artists enamored with the depth and luminescence of their respective media. Cheryl’s current medium is fused glass, though she has been working with glass in different ways for about 30 years. Thomas began painting abstract encaustics three […]

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Sue Bullock: from helicopters to oils

By Corin Blust Sun contributor When Sue Bullock was five years old, she opened up an art book in the basement of the community church and decided she wanted to be a painter. “It just clicked, I realized that people painted, they actually did that kind of thing, it amazed me and I realized that […]

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The wit and wisdom of Glen Lake’s Grand Dame

By Chase Edwards Sun contributor Glen Lake’s Grand Dame, Jeanette Miller, passed away last month. In her honor, we reprint this piece from a July, 2000 issue of the Glen Arbor Sun “Oh, Honey, you woke me up from my nap. Don’t you know I take a nap from 4 to 5 everyday? Honey, it’s […]

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Cell phone-less locals are dying breed

By Joel Gaff Sun contributor I thought I was in a parallel universe when I heard her say it. “Let me give you my cell phone number,” she said. No, I wasn’t about to score the digits of some hot supermodel. Heck, I wasn’t even going to get a date. However, what I was going […]

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These are not your mother’s piano lessons

By Carol Purcell Sun contributor What if I told you there is a method that teaches you to play great music of many styles — jazz, pop, ballads, classical and blues —from your first lesson? What if I told you this broad-based music education method would teach you accompaniment skills, composition, improvisation, the ability to […]

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Dunegrass Festival ’06 tops the charts

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor This region has hosted some pretty bitchin’ musical acts over the years, but never have we seen a lineup this juicy: Electric Hot Tuna, Song of the Lakes, the Neptune Quartet, Steppin’ In It, Seth Bernard & Daisy May and wait, listen to this, Greg Brown and Iris Dement! Do […]

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